Over the past five decades, there has been a global surge in the use of psychiatric medications, coinciding with a nearly tripled prevalence of obesity and associated metabolic diseases. Is there a connection? Medications prescribed for severe mental illnesses like depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia often incur significant metabolic side effects, such as heightened appetite, […]
Gut Microbiome
Gut Microbes in Colorectal Cancer
Billions of bacteria live in the colon, most times quite amicably. But when pathogens move in, healthy probiotic organisms fight against bad actors aiming to wreck the neighborhood. These pathogens, as demonstrated in animal studies, interact with the immune system, produce metabolites linked to cancer, and release factors toxic to DNA. Dysbiosis in Colorectal Cancer […]
Constipation and Dysbiosis: Clues to Chronic Pain
Pain comes in two flavors. The acute version tells us to snatch a hand away from a hot flame. On the same hand, chronic pain would last interminably; our neurochemical pathways perceive that heat long after the fire dies. Chronic pain is frustratingly difficult to treat. Pain and perception of pain are actively managed in […]